High yield investing is popular especially just before the next dividend payout. In order to receive the next dividend, investors must take a look at the ex-dividend date. If you own a share or fund before this day, you will receive the next dividend. I screened interesting stocks with a high yield and ex-dividend date within the next month – August 2012. As a result, I discovered 65 stocks with an average dividend yield of 6.26 percent.

Here are my favorites:

R.R. Donnelley & Sons (RRD) has a market capitalization of $2.16 billion. The company employs 58,000 people, generates revenue of $10,611.00 million and has a net income of $-121.10 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $657.40 million. The EBITDA margin is 6.20 percent (operating margin -0.04 percent and net profit margin -1.14 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 44.20 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 351.06 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of -7.51 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $-0.68. Last fiscal year, the company paid $1.04 in form of dividends to shareholders. The ex-dividend date is on August 8, 2012.

Market Valuation: Here are the price ratios of the company: The P/E ratio is not calculable, P/S ratio 0.20 and P/B ratio 2.05. Dividend Yield: 8.69 percent. The beta ratio is 1.90.

Pfizer (PFE) has a market capitalization of $178.40 billion. The company employs 103,700 people, generates revenue of $67,425.00 million and has a net income of $8,739.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $23,011.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 34.13 percent (operating margin 18.93 percent and net profit margin 12.96 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 20.72 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 47.39 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 10.24 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $1.06. Last fiscal year, the company paid $0.80 in form of dividends to shareholders. The ex-dividend date is on August 01, 2012.

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) has a market capitalization of $190.93 billion. The company employs 117,900 people, generates revenue of $65,030.00 million and has a net income of $9,672.00 million. The firm’s earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) amounts to $15,993.00 million. The EBITDA margin is 24.59 percent (operating margin 19.01 percent and net profit margin 14.87 percent).

Financial Analysis: The total debt represents 17.27 percent of the company’s assets and the total debt in relation to the equity amounts to 34.39 percent. Due to the financial situation, a return on equity of 17.02 percent was realized. Twelve trailing months earnings per share reached a value of $3.14. Last fiscal year, the company paid $2.25 in form of dividends to shareholders. The ex-dividend date is on August 24, 2012.

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